Guide for traction-engines.



W. MEAGHAM.

; GUIDE FOR TRACTION ENGINES,

, APPLICATION FILED JUNE'I, 1910 984,437 Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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W. MEACHAM. GUIDE FOR TRACTION ENGINES, APPLIUATXORI FILED JUNE 7, 1910.

Patented Feb.14,1911.

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WALTER MEACHAM. 0F CONDE. SOUTH DAKOTA.

GUIDE I OR TRACTION-ENGINES.

Specification oLLetters Patent. Iilflllfltl Ftb. 14, 1 91 l Applicationfiled June 7. 1910. Serial No. 565.525.

To all irlmm, it may concern:

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citizen of the United States. residing at ("onde. in the county ofSpink. State ot'I Routh Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Guides for 'Iractiou-Engines: and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full. clear. and exact description of theinvention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappcrtains to make aud use the same.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved generalconstruction of devices of this description.

With the above and other objects in view. the invention onsists ingeneral of an attachment for traction engines comprising certain noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompairvin r drawings. and specificallyset forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings. like char- -acters of reference indicatelike parts in the several views. audz-Figure is a plan view ot a portionof a traction engine showing the device applied thereto. the. majorportion of the traction engine being indicated for the purpose fbringing outv clearly the manner in which the device is applied. Fig. '2is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 a detail end \'l(\\' of the deviceremoved from the traction engine. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 ofFig. 1.

The traction engine is indicated in general by the numeral 10 and thisengine is provided with the usual steering axle 11 whereon are mountedthe steering wheels 12. This axle is secured to the. front of the engineby the usual center pin l3 so that it may be swiveled to assume.variouspositious with reference to the center line of the engine.

The attachmentcompriscs a V-shaped frame 14 having -a blunt apex 15provided with an opening thercthrou'gh.

clamps 16 which are secured over the axle 11 ]he ends of the legs ofthis frame are provided with axle. .\t [i is a brace l-.r which connects.tl l legs intermediate their ends and is provided with a central boss18 through which is made an llptlltllg ahned with the opening 15 n: theapex of the frame. Through the openings thus formed ext nds a shaft.15)" formed of a section of pipe-and on this shat't are collars it)provided with set SCIQWS L'l li) ((lll'll)tlll tirml to the shaft.These. collars ervc to hold the shaft. in the frame. while at the sametime they permit it to re- \olve in the. openings previously described.

.\t- 2:! is a pipe w ve which is screwed on to the end of the shaftsection 19. Screwed into thi pipe wye is a pipe section .23 which formsa c ntinuation of the shaft 19 and which carries at its outer end anangled pipe.

cross 24. Screwed into this pipe-cross is a.

lateral member 25 likewise composed of a pipe Sec ion and on the cud ofthi lateral 7 member a pipe wye 2b. the branches of the w ve.- '22 and2t; being alincd and connected by abrace member '27 likewise formed of asection of piping. Extending from the pipe w ve 26 is a pipe sectionwhich 'forms an extension of the section .25. On the end of this'secuonBS is a tee .29. Extending downward through the body of the tee 29 is astandard 30 which is held in position in the tee by means of collars 31secured to the standard by .set screws 32. end this standard is bent toform an arm 33 which servesfio support a guide wheel 34.. Extending:downwa d is a stun-lard 35 secured in the cross bv ()n the lower throughthe cross-2t means ot ollars 3t held on the standard blv this wheelserving to support the forward end of the structure.

On top of the standard 30'is secured a forwardly projecting arm 40 whichis connected by a link 41 to one arm of a bell crank 42 secured to theupper end of the standard 35. From the. other arm of the hell crank 42 alink -11. extends backward to some stationary part of the tractor suchas the boiler, being there secured in any suitable manner as to abracket -11. For the purpose of permitting up and down movement of theforward end of the. device the members 14 are provided adjacent the axle11 with hinges 45.

In the operation of the device the'guide wheel 34 is set in the lastfurrow turned by the plows and the guide wheels of the engine adjusted;The engine is then driven llCl'QSS the field, care being taken that theguide heel 34 follows the last furrow accurately. I t is to be observedthat in turning corners with this device the bell crank, arm 0, and thelinks act to turn the caster wheels in the mine direction as 'the'guidewheels of the tractor: It'is also to be noted that by reason of the factthat the shaft 19 is rotatable in the frame the guide wheel 34 will atall times rest in the furrow and in consequence will not place anystrain upon said frame, this being further aided by the. hinged eon- Istruction-of the main frame.

opening in its There has thus been provided a simple .in-l efficientdevice of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

What is claimed, is,

I. An attachment for traction engines comprising a Vshaped frame havingan a ex, clamps on the ends of the le 5 of said flame to secure theframe to in ax e, a' brace bar connecting said legs in tel-mediate theirends and provided with an opening therein alined with the opening incthc apex of the frame, a shaft passing through said openings, collarson said shaft to hold the shatt inthe frame, means to hold said collarsin adjusted position on said shaft, a lateral member extending outwardfrom the shaft, a caster heel at. the ]tlltC ".ion of said member andshaft, :1 second caster wheel at the outer extremity of said member anda diagonal h ace between said member and shaft; in combinatihn withmeans to positively turn said caster \Jlictlr: in a horizontal directionwhen the frame is swung in a corresponding (litcCtiolL 2. An attachmentfor traction engines comprising a V-shaped frame having an opening inits apex, clamps on the ends of the legs of said frame to secure theframe to an axle, lt.l)lttt'0 rod connecting said legs in termediatetheir ends and provided with an opening therein alincd with the openingin the apex of the frame, a shaft passing through said openings, collarson said shaft to hold the shaft in the frame, means to hold said collarsin adjusted position on said shaft, a lateral member extending outwardfrom the shaft, :1 caster wheel at the junc lull of said member andshaft, :1 second 'ZlSltl wheel at the outer extremity of said-\Vitnesses: 'lnes. E. K ne, Geo. S. PERCY.

